Robert bateson



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R.BATESON.

GAR FENDER.

No. 542.749. Patented July 16., 1895.

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R. BATESON. r

GAR EENDER.

Patented JuIy IG, 1895.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 542,749, dated July 16,1895.

Application filed May 3,1895. Serial Ho. 547,990. on. mode.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT BATESON, a citizen of Great Britain, residingat Fall River,

v in the county of Bristol and State of Massa- It consists in a fenderof improved construc-.

tion, which is especially adapted for electric and cable cars, thoughcapable of use on cars of any kind.

My fender is of the fixed scoop type, being fastened to the front of thecar and projecting forward therefrom. Its back is hinged horizontally atthe top, so as to swing backward when struck, and in so doing itwithdraws retaining-fingers from a verticallymovable guard at the frontof the fender, allowing the guard to be raised by springs, and therebyprevent the object which has fallen into the fender from rolling out ofit again.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of one end of a carequipped with my fender. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the fender.Fig. 3 is a rear view of one-half, showing the guard raised. Fig. 4 is afront view of the other half, also with the guard raised. Fig.5 is anend elevation with the guard raised.

The fender has a bottom A and ends B, which are preferably of' nettingsecured to a frame G. From the upper rear corners of the endframes'project arms 0 on which are hinged curved hasps'D to "encirclethe stanchions E of the dashboard of the car. The hasps are fastenedwith a staple and pin d, or in any other convenient manner. J

From the rear corners of the bottom frame project arms c',preferabl vbent twice at right angles, as shown, and notched, so as to hook on theend frame.

over hangers F depending from the car-platform.

Hinged to the front edge of the bottom A is a narrow horizontaldashboard G, beveled to a thin front edge, which is supported bya-roller1H, journaled in arms g, attached to the board G. The rollertravels on the road-bed between the rails and keeps the edge of theboard G always at the same height from the ground, preferably aboutthree inches. The board is held down yieldingly by the Springs 1attached at one end to the board and at the other to the bottom A.

Gonnected with each end of the dashboard G are chains or. cords K, whichrun up over pulleys L on the end frames-to a common actuating device atit, convenient to the hand of the motorman. By pulling on the chains hecan raise the board G and the roller H, as shown in dotted lines in Fig.5, so as to clear an obstruction.

-The most novel feature of my fender is a vertically-movable front guardwhich rises automatically whenever an object falls upon the fender, andthereby prevents it from rebounding off again. This guard may beconstructed in a variety of ways. I prefer, however, to make use of acurtain'M of flexi ble materiahattached along one edge to the front rail0 0f the bottom frame and at its other edge to a bar M, extending acrossthe front of the fender and having at each end an eye m to engage withan upright guide N A spring, as 0, is provided at each end of the bar toraise it and the curtain M to any desired height when the bar M isreleased. I prefer to have it rise at least one foot from the positionin which it is shown in Fig. 2. The guard may be released in any desiredmanner, either automatically or otherwise; but I prefer the automaticrelease. This may be variously accomplished; but the simplest, andtherefore the best, mode is shown in the drawings, where the back' P,which is hinged horizontally at its upper edge, is utilized to efiectthe release of the bar M. The back is hung by means of eyesp on a rod Q,which unites and spaces the tops of the ends B. The lower edge of theback is free to swing backward, being pulled normally forward bysprings, such as R. A strip of flexible material P closes the spacebetween the lower edge of the back and the rear edge of the bottom A.The back is thus made yielding, so that anything falling against itpushes it backward, and the force of the blow is thereby lessened. Iutilize this movement of the back to release the front guard, which istherefore automatically thrown up whenever anything falls against theback P. The preferred construction is shown in the drawings. At each endof the back P there is a finger S extending forward and resting normallyon the bar M, so as to hold said bar down close to the rear edge of thedashboard G, as shown in Fig. 2, thereby puttingthe springs 0 undertension.

\Yhen a person is struck by the fender he falls into it, and, strikingthe yielding back P, forces it backward, thereby withdrawing the fingersS from the bar M and permitting the springs O to lift the bar and thecurtain, which form a guard or barrier to prevent the individual fromrebounding outof the fender.

The frame 0 may be padded, as shown, to assist in reducing the shock. Y

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patcut, is

1. A car fender having a fixed bottom and ends, and a yielding back,hinged at its upper edge substantially as described.

2. A car fender having a fixed bottom, a yielding back, a verticallymovable front guard, and operating connections between said back andguard, substantially as described.

3. A car fender having a fixed bottom, a yielding back a verticallymovable front guard, springs for raising said guard, and fingers on saidback for holding down said guard, substantially as described.

4. A car fender having a fixed bottom, and ends, upright guidessupported on said ends, across bar along the front edge of the bottomhaving eyes engaging said guides, and a flexible curtain attached at oneedge to said bottom and at the other edge to said bar, as described.

5. A car fender having a fixed bottom and ends, a back hinged at itsupper edge, a bar extending across the front of the fender, a flexiblecurtain attached to said bar and to the said bottom, springs for raisingsaid bar, and fingers on said back extending forward so as to restnormally on the bar, substantially as described.

6. A car fender having a horizontal dash board hinged to its front edge,springs for holding down said dashboard, and means for raising saidboard at will, substantially as described.

7. A car fender having a horizontal dash board hinged to its front edge,a long roller mounted on the front of said dash board, springs to holdthe dash board down, and chains running from said dash board overpulleys to a point convenient to the motorman, substantially asdescribed 8. The combination with a car, of hangers depending from thecar platform, and a fender having rearwardly extending upper and lowerarms, the latter being notched to hook over said hangers, and the formercarrying hinged hasps to engage with the stanchions of the dashboard ofthe car, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT BATESON.

Witnesses:

ABBA N. LINCOLN, ARMEL L. AUCLET.

